Newly published study
results, as detailed in The Hardness Factor, by Steven Lamm, MD, show a
combination of L-Arginine and Pine Bark Extract to be effective for the
improvement of erectile function. The book, The Hardness Factor, arrived
in bookstores May 31, 2005.

L-Arginine is an amino acid that plays an important
role in nitric oxide mechanisms in the body, and Pycnogenol®,
is a natural
plant extract originating from the bark of French Maritime pine trees that
expands and supports healthy blood vessels. Research in The Hardness
Factor shows that this combination helps protect, restore and sustain
blood flow to the genital area, naturally enhancing erections and the
body’s sexual response.

As detailed in Dr. Lamm’s The Hardness Factor, thirty-seven men with
milder forms of erectile dysfunction were given L-Arginine and Pine Bark
Extract supplements for six weeks. At the end of the evaluation period, 81 percent stated that
treatment with the dietary supplement improved their ability to engage in
sexual activity and 73 percent reported that supplementation made
it easier to initiate an erection.

More than 70 percent stated that supplementation made it easier to sustain
an erection. Study results were also reflected in a defined and measured
improvement showing higher penile rigidity through use of a digital
inflection rigidometry (DIR) designed specifically and gently to measure
the hardness of an erection. Overall, no side effects were reported and
all men tolerated the supplements very well.

“This study confirms previous data showing a combination of Pycnogenol and
L-Arginine to be effective in restoring healthy male sexual function. As
outlined in my book, study results show that a combination of L-Arginine
and Pine Bark Extract is particularly effective
in aging men from 30 years of age and older who are experiencing the first
signs of reduced sexual performance,” said Dr. Lamm, who is also Clinical
Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University Medical School.
“These supplements are a scientifically supported natural alternative that can help
men achieve greater erectile quality, and restore sexual function
permanently during supplementation.”

Clinical studies conducted in the United States and Europe homogeneously
demonstrated that male sexual function was permanently restored during
supplementation with the combination of L-Arginine and Pine Bark Extract. Study participants said
the supplement combination helped them
recapture their sexual pleasure and passion. The supplement was preferred
by many study participants as a natural alternative to improve erectile
quality, minus the side effects and time-limitations of prescription
medications.

“While prescription medication is a treatment for advanced sexual
dysfunction, L-Arginine and Pine Bark Extract are all-natural and become part of your diet like any
vitamin or health supplement. These supplements are a safe and effective long-term
solution for men who wish to compensate for early signs of flawed sexual
performances and regain spontaneous sexual arousal,” said Dr. Lamm.
“During regular supplementation, healthy production of nitric
oxide is permanently restored, thus allowing men to enjoy a more
fulfilling sex life.”

The main characteristics of erectile response of patients who experienced
restored erectile function are the time until erection developed in
response to spontaneous sexual stimulation and the duration of the
erection.

These results were demonstrated in the 1993 study of 40
men published by Stanislavov and Nikolova of the Medical University of
Sophia (Bulgaria).
The men chosen for the study had an inability to achieve an adequate
erection. Men with organic causes for erectile dysfunction were
excluded from the study.

In
the first month, the men, aged 25 to 45 years old, received 3
g/day of L-Arginine. In the 2nd month, these men received 3 g/day of
L-Arginine plus 80 mg/day of Pycnogenol

®
Pine Bark Extract. In the third month, they continued to receive 3
g/day of L-Arginine and their dosage of Pycnogenol

®
was increased to 120 mg/day.

In
the first month, 2 men (5%) experienced normal erections. I

n
the second month, 32 men
(80%) experienced normal erections. I

n
the third month, 37 men
(92.5%) experienced normal erections which lasted a mean time of 15
minutes.

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